Strong quake hits Indonesia

Dailybhaskar.com

Aug 12, 2013, 11:23 AM IST

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Indonesia: An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Ritcher scale hit Indonesia jolting the Maluku islands in Indonesia today early morning. The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported that there was no potential for tsunami.

An official of the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency was quoted as saying, “We do not issue a tsunami warning. So far there is no report of damage as the centre of the quake was deep.”